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Nearly three months after he was selected by the Lakers with the 48th pick of the 2013 NBA draft, Duke forward Ryan Kelly signed a contract with the team. Kelly spent most of the summer rehabbing his foot after April surgery. The Lakers announced the signing on Friday, and though the terms of his contract haven't been released, Kelly will make $490,180 in his rookie season. The Lakers now have 16 players on the roster, one more than the opening-night maximum of 15. The team is expected to carry 16 to 20 players into training camp, starting with media day on Sept. 28. The Lakers are scheduled to open the season on Oct. 29 at home against the Clippers. Eleven of the players on the...

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Nearly three months after he was selected by the Lakers with the 48th pick of the 2013 NBA draft, Duke forward Ryan Kelly signed a contract with the team.
Kelly spent most of the summer rehabbing his foot after April surgery. The Lakers announced the...

If the Philadelphia 76ers are willing, the Lakers might have a way under the luxury tax and, more important, the repeater tax.
The league currently levies a progressive tax that penalizes teams for every $5 million they spend on salary over the threshold...

Steve Nash may sit out the second game of the season when the Lakers visit the Golden State Warriors.
"It's very possible he sits out," said Coach Mike D'Antoni.
The Lakers open Tuesday, hosting the Clippers. They play the following night in...

Kobe Bryant is typically among the league leaders in scoring, but the Lakers will have to make do without him while he recovers from an Achilles' heel injury.
The Lakers' preseason numbers give an idea of what the team will look like while waiting for...

Last season, the Lakers were the fourth-best rebounding team in the league at 44.8 boards per game — but that was with Dwight Howard manning the middle at an NBA-best 12.4 rebounds a night.
The early returns after eight preseason games is cause for...

The Lakers made their preseason debut Saturday night in Ontario, beating the Golden State Warriors, 104-95.
In a game where Coach Mike D'Antoni sat out Steve Nash and Pau Gasol to avoid playing the veteran duo on back-to-back nights (the team also...

TORONTO — Ryan Kelly stopped walking down the hallway at Staples Center during a recent chat, a look of concern spreading across his face.
He took several quick, long steps and knocked on some wood paneling. He had just been asked about his perennially...

Lakers Coach Mike D'Antoni is looking forward to a "normal" season after last year's difficult trek.
"I'm looking forward to getting to know the guys. See how they interact with each other -- see if we can have a little bit [more]...

LAS VEGAS — If what happened here carries over into the Battle of L.A., the Lakers would be thrilled.
The Lakers beat the Clippers, 77-65, on Monday evening at Cox Pavilion in the Las Vegas Summer League, something that didn’t happen during the 2012-13...

On the eve of training camp, the Lakers have added former UCLA and NBA veteran center Dan Gadzuric.
Announced Friday by General Manager Mitch Kupchak, Gadzuric increases the roster to 19 players.
The Lakers cannot carry more than 15 into the regular...

Lakers guard Nick Young sprained his ankle in practice on Thursday, putting his availability in question for the Lakers' first two preseason games on Saturday and Sunday.
"Nick tweaked his ankle a little bit today, so I don't even know if Nick's...

The Lakers waived guard Darius Johnson-Odom on Wednesday.
Johnson-Odom was originally drafted by the team with the 55th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, but was cut during the 2012-13 season by the Lakers.
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To make the playoffs, the Lakers need to be better than seven teams in the Western Conference.
In the first two entries in a series of 14, the Lakers were ruled better than the New Orleans Pelicans but not as good as the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Lakers waived Marcus Landry on Friday night after their 111-106 preseason victory over the Utah Jazz.
Landry was a summer league standout for the Lakers in Las Vegas. Last season, he shot 42.8% from three-point range with the Reno Bighorns of the...

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The Lakers have officially announced the signing of Gonzaga forward Elias Harris.
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While Marcus Landry has yet to sign a contract with the Lakers, the free agent forward is expected to join the team for training camp.
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The Lakers signed free-agent forward Marcus Landry to a contract Monday.
Landry was a standout on the Lakers' summer league squad in Las Vegas, averaging 15.2 points and 4.2 rebounds a game.
While a deal wasn't signed until Monday, Landry and the Lakers...